Deputies arrest alleged drunken driver who crashed into house

Billy Cravens, 41, of Spring, was arrested July 7, 2018 after he allegedly drove while intoxicated and crashed his vehicle into a house.

Billy Cravens, 41, of Spring, was arrested July 7, 2018 after he allegedly drove while intoxicated and crashed his vehicle into a house.

Photo: Harris County Precinct 4 Constable

Photo: Harris County Precinct 4 Constable

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Billy Cravens, 41, of Spring, was arrested July 7, 2018 after he allegedly drove while intoxicated and crashed his vehicle into a house.

Billy Cravens, 41, of Spring, was arrested July 7, 2018 after he allegedly drove while intoxicated and crashed his vehicle into a house.

Photo: Harris County Precinct 4 Constable

Deputies arrest alleged drunken driver who crashed into house

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A Spring man who allegedly drove while intoxicated and crashed his car into a house on Saturday has been charged with a felony offense.

Billy Cravens, 41, has previously been convicted of drunk driving twice, in Harris County in 2013 and Montgomery County in 2015, court records show.

On July 7, a deputy with Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman's office responded to the 4200 block of Pebblegate Courtr, where a vehicle had crashed into the front of a home, the constable's office said in a press release.

The crash caused extensive damage, and deputies detained Cravens, the driver of the vehicle. After Cravens allegedly failed a field sobriety test, he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated - third offense.

DWI-third offense is a third-degree felony in Texas. If convicted the jail range is from 2 to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with a fine of up to $10,000 and license suspension for 180 days to 2 years.